Axle straightener



Dec. 28, 1926. 1,612,173

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PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS BISHOP, OF ARCADIA, FLORIDA.

AXLE STRAIGHTENER.

' Application filed February 20, 1925. Serial No. 10,585.

This invention relates to an axle or rod straightener The object of theinvention is to provide simple, strong and etticient means forstraightening bent axles, frames, rods and other articles of thischaracter and whereby such may be accomplished with a minimum amount ofexertion and yet eilectively straighten the bent member.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of astraightener constructed in accordance with this invention with theparts shown arranged for straightening a rod bent intermediate its ends,the rod being illustrated in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts arranged for straightening arod or axle bent at the ends;

1;) Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the devic with the parts arranged asshown in Fig. .2; and

Fig. .4 is an end elevation of the device with the parts shown arrangedas illustrated 11-1 '11 Fig. 1.

In the embodiment illustrated the straightcner constituting thisinvention comprises two strong metal bars 1 and 2 arranged in parallelrelation and held spaced apart by bolts or rods 3 extended through theends thereof and carrying. between said bars spacers 4. These spacers 4are shown in the form of sleeves mounted on thebolts 3.

Two swiveled screws 5 and 10 are mounted between the bars 1 and- 2 andare designed to carry the portable hooks 20 and 21 which support therods or axles A to be straightened. These screws 5 and 10 as shown havebifurcated lower ends between the furcations 6 of which are arranged theshanks oi the hooks, said shanks being hingedly iii mounted by bolts 7passing through the furcations and the shanks. The screws are exactlyalike and consequently one only will be described in detail.

Nuts 8 are mounted on the upper ends of the screws 5 and 10 and havewashers 9 arranged between them and the upper edges of the bars 1 and 2.Similar Washers 11 are disposed between the lower edges of the bars andthe bifurcated ends of the screws as is shown clearly in Fig. 2.

These hook carrying screws 5 and 10 are removably and adj ustablymounted between the bars so that they may be positioned at any desiredpoint for use in connection with axles or rods bent at different places.

Pressure screws 12 and 13 are also adjustably mounted between the bars 1and 2 and each is equipped with a nut it having threaded engagement withthe screw below the bars. The pressure screws 12 and 13 are equipped attheir upper ends with heads 15 having openings 16 extending transverselythrough themto receive. rods or wrenches for turning the screws to exertpressure on the axle or rod to be straightened. These pressure screwsare equipped at their lower ends with rod engaging feet 17 which aredesigned to bear on the bent portion of the axle or rod to be bestraightened as shown clearl in Fig. 1.

In the use of this device when an axle or rod A is bent intermediate itsends the hooks to support it are located at the ends of the bars 1 and 2as shown in Fig. 1 and the pressure screws are positioned between thesesupporting hooks over the part of the axle to be straightened. When theparts are positioned obviously the screwing oi ithe pressure screwsdownwardly will cause them to exert pressure on the axle at the bentportion and straighten 1t up.

Obviously these hooks and pressure screws,

may be positioned to meet the requirements of the work to bestraightened and should any member become broken or injured it may bereadily removed and replaced.

I claim In a device of the character described, a body portion includingspaced bars, bolts positioned between the bars, said bolts havingbifurcated ends, hook members pivotally mounted between the furcations,washers secured on the bolts and adapted to engage one side of the bodyportion, washers on the opposite ends of the bolts and adapted to intoclose engagement with the body portion, and means at the ends of thebody portion for engaging the article under operation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atfixedmy signature.

LEWIS BISHOP.

